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The fading call of the wild. A status update on 15 species of disappearing wild cats & canids
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Wild cats and canids have faced a growing number of increasingly severe threats to their existence for the past several decades, and these same threats continue to escalate today. According to 2008 reports from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Cat Specialist Group and Canid Specialist Group: 80% of wild cat species are experiencing population declines. 25% of canid species are also experiencing decreasing population trends. Within the 36 cat species - over 20 of which are lesser known small cats -- sixteen are currently categorized as Threatened (which includes rankings of Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered) with the Iberian lynx listed as Critically Endangered. Of the 36 species of wild canids - a class including wolves, foxes, jackals and wild dogs- seven are at some level of Threatened, three of which - Darwin's fox, Island fox and red wolf - are considered Critically Endangered
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